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Advertisement for M.J. Whipple and Co., importers and dealers in artists' supplies and drawing materials of every description

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1860

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 71-80

GUSN

GUSN-199066

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Description

This engraving is black and white on off-white paper. It is an advertisement listing all the art materials and supplies sold in the shop, but no prices. There is a drawing in the top center depicting and artist and muses. M.J. Whipple and Co. was located at 35 Cornhill, Boston.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stores
suppliers
arts (broad discipline)
prints (visual works)
wood engravings (prints)
advertisements

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collecion Number 78OVR

Physical Description

1 wood engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1934

Reference Code

GC002.02.078

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

23.75 x 16.75 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Scollay, 1934

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

prints (visual works)
wood engravings (prints)
advertisements

Other Organizations

M.J. Whipple's Artists Supply

Subjects

Cornhill Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Good

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 71-80

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